Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Living in Bee Cave, TX: what to set up and who to call
West Travis County Public Utility Agency reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2025. Power in Bee Cave comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bee Cave, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Bee Cave.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bee Cave. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Travis County Public Utility Agency
West Travis County Public Utility Agency supplies Bee Cave: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Travis County Wcid 17 serves another 25%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Travis County Wcid 17 as seller) and serves 35,664 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Nov 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX2270235.
6 home internet providers serve Bee Cave
92% of 2,386 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 22% | 500/100 |
| Hill Country Networks | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bee Cave’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bee Cave.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bee Cave (97%) is in Lake Travis Independent School District.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bee Cave is in ZIP code 78738
ZIP codes where Bee Cave residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bee Cave | ZIP’s residents in Bee Cave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78738 | Austin, TX | 100% | 31% |
A few homes fall in 78735.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bee Cave
Who supplies Bee Cave’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Travis County Public Utility Agency (EPA ID TX2270235). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bee Cave?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bee Cave?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink, Hill Country Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bee Cave?
78738. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bee Cave in?
Lake Travis Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Bee Cave?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Travis County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.